For those unfamiliar with swimming terminology, the concept of “Ups” and “Downs” is a good way to track which teams performed best at prelims. In prelims at the NCAA National Championships, swimmers and divers qualify for one of two finals heats: the top 8 finishers make the A final, and places 9 through 16, the B final. In finals, swimmers are locked into their respective final, meaning a swimmer in the B heat (spots 9-16) can only place as high as 9th or as low as 16th, even if they put up the fastest or slowest time, or score the most diving points, of any heat in the final.

With that in mind, we’ll be tracking “Ups,” and “Downs” after each prelims session. “Up” refers to swimmers in the A final, “Down” to swimmers in the B final.

This could be the year that someone other than Emory claims the NCAA Division III title in the women’s meet. Kenyon is close and getting closer, as they outscored the psych sheet by 35 points on Wednesday morning. Emory, however, beat projections by 30 points, so the Eagles still have the edge. Emory had a particularly strong showing in the 50 free, where they stuffed the A final with 3 swimmers; they finished the morning with 6 up and 2 down. Kenyon and Williams each earned 5 spots in A finals; the Ladies added 3 B finalists while the Ephs had 2.

Women’s Ups/Downs – Day 1

Team

Individual Ups

Individual Downs

Relay Ups

Relay Downs

Emory University

6

2

1

0

Kenyon College

5

3

1

0

Williams College

5

2

1

0

Johns Hopkins University

3

3

1

0

New York University

1

2

0

0

Denison University

1

1

1

0

Washington University (MO)

1

1

1

0

Pomona-Pitzer

1

0

1

0

Trinity University

1

0

0

0

Mass Institute of Technology

0

2

1

0

Cal Lutheran

0

1

0

0

Calvin College

0

1

0

0

Carnegie Mellon University

0

1

0

0

Claremont-Mudd-Scripps

0

1

0

0

Gustavus Adolphus College

0

1

0

0

Illinois Wesleyan University

0

1

0

0

Middlebury College

0

1

0

0

Simmons College

0

1

0

0

Women’s 500 Yard Freestyle

Team

Up

Down

Kenyon College

2

3

Williams College

2

1

Emory University

2

0

Johns Hopkins University

2

0

New York University

0

2

Simmons College

0

1

Washington University (MO)

0

1

Women’s 200 Yard Individual Medley

Team

Ups

Downs

Williams College

2

1

Kenyon College

2

0

Emory University

1

2

Denison University

1

1

New York University

1

0

Washington University (MO)

1

0

Johns Hopkins University

0

2

Carnegie Mellon University

0

1

Mass Institute of Technology

0

1

Women’s 50 Yard Freestyle

Team

Ups

Downs

Emory University

3

0

Johns Hopkins University

1

1

Kenyon College

1

0

Pomona-Pitzer

1

0

Trinity University

1

0

Williams College

1

0

Cal Lutheran

0

1

Calvin College

0

1

Claremont-Mudd-Scripps

0

1

Gustavus Adolphus College

0

1

Illinois Wesleyan University

0

1

Mass Institute of Technology

0

1

Middlebury College

0

1

Women’s 200 Yard Medley Relay

Team

Ups

Downs

Denison University

1

0

Emory University

1

0

Johns Hopkins University

1

0

Kenyon College

1

0

Mass Institute of Technology

1

0

Pomona-Pitzer

1

0

Washington University (MO)

1

0

Williams College

1

0

Amherst College

0

1

Bates College

0

1

Case Western Reserve

0

1

Connecticut College

0

1

University of Chicago

0

1

Ursinus College

0

1

Washington & Lee University

0

1

Wesleyan University

0

1

Projected Standings

Note: Does not yet include any projections for diving, so there are still 310 unattributed points.

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About Anne Lepesant

Anne Lepesant is the mother of four daughters, all of whom swim/swam in college. With an undergraduate degree from Princeton (where she was an all-Ivy tennis player) and an MBA from INSEAD, she worked for many years in the financial industry, both in France and the U.S. Anne is currently …